Effectiveness of TV Classroom Session in Teaching during Covid-19 in Tanzania Primary Schools

Elkana S. Ntebi
St John’s University of Tanzania
Email: juniorntebi@gmail.com

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges associated with TV classroom sessions that were done during the pandemic disease of Covid-19 phase one in Tanzania primary schools. The study was guided by the main objective of assessing effectiveness of TV classroom session in Teaching. Sample size of this study were teachers, parents and students from four primary schools. Sample was determined and reached based on the nature of the study wherein probability and purposive sampling were used to get the sample of the study. The study found that there was lack of clear strategies in getting the feedback during and after lessons. Secondly, teachers lacked assessment strategies to assess students who attended the lesson while the parents did not participate in supervising their children’s learning through TV sessions that were run during the pandemic. The following were suggestions made in response to the findings of the study; there is need for education stakeholders to find out the best ways that can be used to get feedback on sessions conducted through online programs including TV classroom sessions. Teaching and learning process require formative and summative assessment, hence there is need to carry out further research that will help to understand ways that will be used to assess learners in emergency situation. Involvement of parents on ways of teaching children through TV need to be considered to get their views and suggestion how the sessions could be productive.